ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Holdings Lessened by SummitTX Capital L.P.

SummitTX Capital L.P. lessened its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASMLFree Report) by 24.7% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 28,205 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 9,261 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up about 1.2% of SummitTX Capital L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. SummitTX Capital L.P.’s holdings in ASML were worth $37,254,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,484,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,798,268,000 after acquiring an additional 132,353 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in ASML by 6.3% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,641,565 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,168,227,000 after acquiring an additional 96,860 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in ASML by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,526,411 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,633,046,000 after purchasing an additional 193,068 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,364,963,000 after purchasing an additional 18,768 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 978,922 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,047,309,000 after purchasing an additional 129,320 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting ASML

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ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,757.09 on Monday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $683.48 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. The stock has a market cap of $691.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.78. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,754.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,526.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASMLGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $10.64 billion during the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 30.11%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 43.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 28th will be paid a dividend of $2.1507 per share. This represents a $8.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 28th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.51%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Argus set a $2,100.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Bank of America upped their target price on ASML from $2,268.00 to $2,345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,970.33.

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ASML Profile

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ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ASML (NASDAQ:ASML)

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